Chapter 1 · Verse 45 · Arjuna Visada Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 1.45
Sanskrit
अहो बत महत्पापं कर्तुं व्यवसिता वयम्। यद्राज्यसुखलोभेन हन्तुं स्वजनमुद्यताः।।1.45।।
Transliteration
aho bata mahat pāpaṁ kartuṁ vyavasitā vayam yad rājya-sukha-lobhena hantuṁ sva-janam udyatāḥ
In plain words
When you're caught between what you want and what will harm the people you love, that collision is unbearable—and your anguish is a sign your conscience is still alive. The lesson for you: pause before the blow falls, look directly at what desire is asking you to do, and let that clear seeing itself become your teacher.
हिंदी अर्थ
अरे! हमने कितना बड़ा पाप करने का निश्चय किया है कि राज्य के सुख के लालच में अपने ही रिश्तेदारों को मारने के लिए तैयार हो गए हैं।
Word by Word
Arjuna's cry of anguish reveals the soul's deepest crisis: when desire for comfort obscures our dharma, we become blind to truth itself. The Gita teaches us that recognizing our confusion is the first doorway to clarity—not through judgment of ourselves, but through honest seeing.
When you feel torn between what you want and what is right, pause and ask: am I choosing from fear, or from wisdom?
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Bhagavad Gita 1.45 — BG 1.45
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